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Dominant

noun/ˈɛɡjuːˌælmɛnt/
Definition
(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈɛɡjuːˌælmɛnt/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɒmɪnənt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɒmɪnənt/
3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛɡjuːˌælmɛnt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
noun(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
nounan allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
adjectiveexercising influence or control
“television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion”
adjective(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
adjectivemost frequent or common
“prevailing winds”
Word Forms
dominantadjective(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
dominancenounthe state that exists when one person or group has power over another
dominateverbbe in control
dominantnounan allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
prevalencenounthe quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
prevailverbcontinue to exist
predominancenounthe quality of being more noticeable than anything else
predominateverbbe larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Around the World
Europe
🇪🇸Spanish
dominante
(música) la quinta nota de la escala diatónica
🇮🇹Italian
dominante
(musica) la quinta nota della scala diatonica
🇵🇹Portuguese
dominante
(música) a quinta nota da escala diatônica
🇷🇺Russian
доминирующий
(музыка) пятая нота диатонической гаммы
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रमुख
(संगीत) डायटोनिक पैमाने का पाँचवाँ स्वर
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রভাবশালী
(সঙ্গীত) ডায়াটোনিক স্কেলের পঞ্চম নোট
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆதிக்கம் செலுத்தும்
(இசை) டையடோனிக் அளவுகோலின் ஐந்தாவது குறிப்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆధిపత్యం
(సంగీతం) డయాటోనిక్ స్కేల్ యొక్క ఐదవ గమనిక
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रबळ
(संगीत) डायटोनिक स्केलची पाचवी नोंद
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રભાવશાળી
(સંગીત) ડાયટોનિક સ્કેલની પાંચમી નોંધ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಬಲ
(ಸಂಗೀತ) ಡಯಾಟೋನಿಕ್ ಸ್ಕೇಲ್‌ನ ಐದನೇ ಸ್ವರ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രബലമായ
(സംഗീതം) ഡയറ്റോണിക് സ്കെയിലിൻ്റെ അഞ്ചാമത്തെ കുറിപ്പ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵੀ
(ਸੰਗੀਤ) ਡਾਇਟੋਨਿਕ ਸਕੇਲ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਵਾਂ ਨੋਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
غالب
(موسیقی) diatonic پیمانے کا پانچواں نوٹ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
主导的
(音乐)全音阶的第五个音符
🇯🇵Japanese
支配的な
(音楽) 全音階の第 5 音符
🇰🇷Korean
우성
(음악) 온음계의 다섯 번째 음표
🇻🇳Vietnamese
trội
(âm nhạc) nốt thứ năm của âm giai diatonic
🇹🇭Thai
ที่เด่น
(ดนตรี) โน้ตตัวที่ห้าของไดโทนิก
🇮🇩Indonesian
dominan
(Musik) nada kelima dari skala diatonis
🇵🇭Filipino
nangingibabaw
(musika) ang ikalimang nota ng diatonic scale
🇲🇾Malay
dominan
(muzik) not kelima skel diatonik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مسيطر
(موسيقى) النغمة الخامسة من السلم الموسيقي
🇮🇷Persian
غالب
(موسیقی) نت پنجم مقیاس دیاتونیک
🇹🇷Turkish
baskın
(müzik) diyatonik ölçeğin beşinci notası
🇮🇱Hebrew
דוֹמִינָנטִי
(מוזיקה) התו החמישי של הסולם הדיאטוני
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dominant'?
The primary meaning of 'dominant' is '(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dominant' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dominant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dominant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dominant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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